MDP Hands Nominations to 36 Candidates for Parliamentary Elections

The opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) has awarded party tickets to 36 candidates, including several sitting MPs, for the upcoming parliamentary elections. Notable figures include Parliament Speaker Mohamed Aslam, Deputy Speaker Ahmed Saleem, Jeehan Mahmood (the sole female MP), and former State Minister Akram Kamaaludeen. Mohamed Aslam aims to fill the vacancy left by former President Mohamed Nasheed, who will not seek re-election. MDP intends to contest all constituencies in the 20th Parliament. The party's primaries are scheduled for 26-27 January. MDP currently holds 43 seats in the 87-member parliament after losing 12 members to the ruling People's National Congress (PNC). Observers attribute the defections to dissatisfaction among MPs over the need to compete in primaries.

The opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) has awarded party tickets to 36 candidates, including several sitting MPs, for the upcoming parliamentary elections. Notable figures include Parliament Speaker Mohamed Aslam, Deputy Speaker Ahmed Saleem, Jeehan Mahmood (the sole female MP), and former State Minister Akram Kamaaludeen. Mohamed Aslam aims to fill the vacancy left by former President Mohamed Nasheed, who will not seek re-election. MDP intends to contest all constituencies in the 20th Parliament. The party's primaries are scheduled for 26-27 January. MDP currently holds 43 seats in the 87-member parliament after losing 12 members to the ruling People's National Congress (PNC). Observers attribute the defections to dissatisfaction among MPs over the need to compete in primaries.

The opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) has awarded party tickets to 36 candidates, including several sitting MPs, for the upcoming parliamentary elections. Notable figures include Parliament Speaker Mohamed Aslam, Deputy Speaker Ahmed Saleem, Jeehan Mahmood (the sole female MP), and former State Minister Akram Kamaaludeen. Mohamed Aslam aims to fill the vacancy left by former President Mohamed Nasheed, who will not seek re-election. MDP intends to contest all constituencies in the 20th Parliament. The party's primaries are scheduled for 26-27 January. MDP currently holds 43 seats in the 87-member parliament after losing 12 members to the ruling People's National Congress (PNC). Observers attribute the defections to dissatisfaction among MPs over the need to compete in primaries.

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